It might be interesting for some to find out that the following
foods are in fact from Africa; Africa indeed has an astonishing lot to offer in
diverse areas. Here are 4 foods
you probably didn't know originated from Africa.
Coffee
The dark, delicious and stimulating coffee bean is believed by
many coffee experts to have originated from East Africa, where it was first
grown sometime in the 14th century. It then made its way to Northern Africa in
the 1600s before spreading to other parts of the world.
Sugar
Sugar actually came from New Guinea before making its way to
foreign lands like America via the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago. It
is believed that in the attempt of the Arabs to conquer Southern Africa, they
spread sugar throughout the region, which eventually made its way to Spain and
became popular in Europe and the rest of the western world.
Rice
While rice is able to be grown quite well on foreign non-African
soil, African slaves are the ones credited with teaching foreigners (Americans
to be precise) how to properly irrigate a rice field and thus grow rice.
Curry
This is one of the most widespread spices in the world and
though it is largely identified with the Asians, its origin can be traced to
Africa from the time of early railway construction to Uganda, when the British
imported a lot of Indians who came to Africa with curries.
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